PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gino Abate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo Santos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gino Abate's chin.

Santos
vs
Abate

177 cm
18
165 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

173 cm
19
156 lbs
1 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gino Abate!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos is looking to clinch.
A combination from Abate does no damage.
Abate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abate swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
Abate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Abate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Abate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.

Santos moves into the clinch.

Santos manages to break the clinch.
Abate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos is looking to score with low kicks.
Santos lands a high kick!
Abate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Santos rushes Abate and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Abate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abate avoids it.
Abate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos wants to clinch up but Abate keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abate works the jab nicely.
Abate misses with a double jab.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Abate pushes him off.
Abate jabs Santos right on the nose. Santos blinks but takes it well.
Abate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Abate swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Abate looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Abate looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Santos is looking to clinch.
Abate throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Abate throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Abate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abate scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Abate moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abate swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos tries to clinch there but Abate circles away.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Abate, as that shot connected.
Abate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abate looks winded!

Abate tries to keep at a distance but Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Santos manages to break the clinch.
Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
Abate avoids the head kick by Santos.
Abate tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abate misses with the combination.
No joy there for Abate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abate lands with an uppercut that bounces Santos off the cage and back into range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Abate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abate.
Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Abate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abate tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Abate circles away.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Abate moves out of range easily.
Abate misses with a wild combination.
Santos tries to clinch but Abate is having none of it.
Santos tries to clinch but Abate moves out of range.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abate keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos is looking to clinch but Abate is avoiding it.
Santos wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Abate misses.
Santos is looking to clinch but Abate is avoiding it.
Abate misses with the combination.
Santos wants to clinch.
Abate looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A cross from Abate lands.

Santos closes the distance and pushes Abate back into the cage.

Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Santos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Abate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Abate.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Abate lands with a nice body punch.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos wants to clinch up but Abate keeps it at a distance.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Santos.

Santos clinches up against the cage.
Abate is trying to break free.

Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos loads up on a big right hand but Abate slips the punch.
Abate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Abate tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abate tries to keep at a distance but Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abate staying out of range there.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abate misses with a few strikes there.
Abate fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos tries to clinch but Abate moves out of range.
Santos wants to clinch.
Abate swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Abate takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abate.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Eduardo Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Abate misses with a double jab.
Santos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Santos tries to clinch there but Abate circles away.
Santos tries to clinch there but Abate circles away.
A combination from Abate does no damage.
A punch combination from Abate misses.
Abate swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abate misses with a double jab.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Abate fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos tries to clinch but Abate moves out of range.
Abate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Abate circles away.

Santos pushes Abate up against the cage in a clinch.
Abate has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Abate is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Santos prevents Abate from breaking the clinch.

Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos tries to clinch but Abate moves out of range.

Santos clinches up against the cage.

Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Abate moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Santos rushes Abate and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santos breaks the clinch.
Abate slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Abate closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Abate takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Abate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abate misses with a few strikes there.

Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos is trying to force a seperation but Abate has the dominant position.
Abate has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Abate is trying to break free.

Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos tries to clinch but Abate is having none of it.
Santos throws a solid leg kick but Abate takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Santos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abate fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Abate misses with a two punch combination.
Santos lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Santos dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Abate takes a kick to the side of the head.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abate scores with a nice head shot.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abate takes a kick to the side of the head.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos tries to clinch up.
A leg kick checked by Santos.
Abate lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Abate.
Abate throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Abate blocks the leg kick.
Abate throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Abate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abate swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Abate avoids the head kick by Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abate throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abate lands a two punch combo.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos throws a right hand that Abate ducks under and follows up with a left that Abate also avoids with ease.
Abate misses with a double jab.
Eduardo Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abate.
Abate fails to land with a series of punches.
Abate looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abate misses with a straight left.
A head kick from Santos lands but Abate takes it in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Abate.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abate keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos closes the distance but Abate moves to the side
and Abate counters with a left and a right that stings Santos.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abate scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos tries to clinch up but Abate circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Abate fails to land with a series of punches.
Abate tries to score with a low kick but Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Abate throws a head kick that misses.
Santos is looking to slow Abate down with leg kicks.
Abate looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Abate moves out of range easily.
Abate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos scores with a head kick.
Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from Abate.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abate misses with a series of wild punches.

Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
Gino Abate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos tries a knee to the head but Abate blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Abate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Santos is trying to force a seperation but Abate has the dominant position.
Abate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Abate has Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Abate manages to break the clinch.

Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eduardo Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Abate scores with a four punch combination!
Abate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos tries to clinch up but Abate circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos feints and then cracks Abate's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abate down.
Abate throws a low kick, looking for Santos's leg but Santos calmly moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abate misses with a jab, cross combination.

Santos pushes Abate up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Santos breaks from the clinch.
Abate fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Abate.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eduardo Santos.
Well Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Santos!